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Letters Param No. 69,945, ama Obaba- 15, v1867. i

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Be it known that I, WLLIAMII. S'rAn'rSVcf Crescent, in the county ofSaratoga, and State of New York, have invented a new andvusefulImprovement in Railway Switches; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and'1 .exact dese'riptionotl the same,reference being had Vto theannexed drawings making part `of thisspecification, in wliich- L Figure 1 is a plan view, and

Figure 2 is a cross-section. l i

My improvement consists in `introducing a laterally slidingconnecting-bar, to turn thccars upon a siding, erl retain Vthem on themain track, operating in connection with lthe rails of the two tracks,all of which are permanent, instead of the oscillating rail ordinarilyused for forming a railroad switch. I

` 0n one side the main track is 'formed by the continuous rail A, on theother it is formed of the rails Al A3, iri connection with one another.One of these rails is bent outwards atAz, to ferm the siding; the othertrack is formed by the rail B Spaces are left between the rails at GCsufficient to permit the flanges of'V the carwheels to pass either`o'ftho main track, as at C, or en to the siding, as at C. D and D areblocks, fixed upon the U-formed shifting-bar H, the arms ofwhich and theplate K are passed under the rails, land through an opening in whichthey slide freely, being` actuated by a switch-lever attached at H.These-blocks are fastened upon the arms of the shifting-bar which passthrough them, allowing a lateral play, which is regulated by the springsF, bearing against the blocks, and the braces G attached totheshifting-bar H. E and E are 5 parts of4 the blocks D and D', formingwhat I will call thel connecting-bars.' is inclined upon the faceVtowards the centre of the track, and straight upon the back, which is'parallel to the rail A. The inclined face,

when the parallel back is pressed against the rail, forms a diagonaliine'from the inner'edgc of the rail A to the inner edge ofthe rail ofthe siding B, The connecting-bar E( is the reverse ot' this inconstruction. It is straight on the inner face, to form a straightcon-nection with the rails of the main track A1 A3, and inclined on theopposite face to fit against the inner face ofsthe rail A2 of thesiding.` The connecting-bars aire raised above-the upper faces oftheblocks D D( to permit the flanges to Passover the latter. The' switchcannot shift when a train is passing, as, when passing over thema-intrack, the flanges on one side will press the connecting-bar E againstthe rail A, and when passing on to a siding, the flanges on theV otherside will press-the bar E against thc rail A. I is a guard' to hold the'flange to the rail 'A as the train is passing. The plate K is intendedto prevent the accumulation of ice and -snow under theshifting-bar. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The laterally'isliding connecting-,bars E E', actuated on linesvperpendicular to the course of the main track, to retain the tra'i'n`on the main track, or divert4 it to the siding, substantially inthemanner set forth-` 2. AThe combination of the rails AAl A2A3, withthe shiftingbar II, blocks D and D', and connecting-bars vE E',substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v

' 8. The rails A Al A2 A3, permanently xed, in combination withconnecting-bars E E', sliding between the rails, to'connectalternatively with the main track or-siding, substantially in the mannerset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. H. STAATS.

Witnesses: I

J. H. IGODFREY, JOHN STAATS.

